Qualitative Example BlackStudents_Ethnography

Jared Mazurek

Chris Martin

Eli Rosen

Qualitative Example BlackStudents_Ethnography:

How does the author introduce their project?

She introduces her project by stating the history behind the trend that she is researching. She draws upon the limitations of previous research done on black students that have focused entirely on race rather than both race and social class.

How does the author write up their research methods?

She gives the background of the institution at which she is conducting the research. She states the number of students that were interviewed during the research. She discusses the research in several different stages.

How does the author write up their results?

She wrote up her results in the form of a table that had information such as name, class year, type of high school, urban vs. suburban, and whether or not the student experienced culture shock.

How does the author write up their discussion?

She turns her conclusion paragraph into a discussion and summarizes the findings of her research while discussing the implications that those findings suggest. She also discusses the ways in which higher education institutions can counteract these trends.